DST - What Every Outlook User Must Know

Posted by Laura Bergells

March 7, 2007

I have long held that (DST Daylight Saving Time) is nonsense. It does not really help us save any time or energy. Oh, perhaps it did in the age of agriculture or industry, but those days are gone. Now, DST is just an annoying habit that we continue to perform for no good reason.

To make matters worse, Congress passed the Energy Policy Act, so that Daylight Saving Time lasts four weeks longer.

Naturally, this may foul up your computer’s time clock. Before the weekend, you might want to make sure you have downloaded and installed all the updates you might need for your computer’s operating system.

For Outlook users, Microsoft provides a special set of instructions and outlines the steps you need to take to prepare yourself and your computer for this nutty time shift.

Any supposed gains in energy that DST generates have probably been lost in wasted productivity and the energy it takes to make all these irritating changes.

Yes, I know I sound like an old cranky-pants. But honestly — you cannot save time.

You can only spend it.

Spend it wisely, and you win.

Frittering it away with meaningless actions is a waste of…well, you know.

Time.